Japan loves hot springs. There are countless hot spring episodes from any number of anime and manga out there. There’s even an entire light novel about a boy who turned into a hot spring.

And now, with a goal in mind to enrich and enliven Japan’s hot springs tourism, entertainment start-up company Enbound (with help from Tokyo Otaku Mode and Dai-ichi Kangyo Credit Cooperative) decided to kick it up a notch.

Onsen Musume is a multimedia project that plans to promote Japan’s gorgeous hot springs to the rest of the world. They decide to appeal to our hearts the best way they know how: By turning the hot springs into cute anime girls.

The story will follow nine young apprentice goddesses, representing famous onsen locations throughout Japan. They are called together at a school by the hot spring god Sukunahiko. Hot springs are not as popular as they used to be, and Sukunahiko gives the goddesses one mission: restore Japanese hot springs to their former glory and bring happiness to their visitors by forming an idol group

The voice cast from the nine girls has been announced:

Yuuki Takada (Yuina Kusatsu);

Aoba from New Game!, Elma from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid

Rika Nagae (Saya Hakone)

Baselard from Frame Arms Girl

Karin Takahashi (Nanako Akiu)

Natsukawa Yui from Diamon no Ace

Kana Motomiya (Rinka Arima)

Fennec from Kemono Friends

Minami Shinoda (Izumi Dougo)

Machi from Interviews with Monster Girls, Makoto from Flying Witch

Natsumi Hioka (Ayase Noboribetsu)

Machi from Kuma Miko

Yurika Endou (Mitsuki Gero)

Yoshikawa Haruno from Diamond no Ace

Yuuki Kuwahara (Fuuka Arima)

Tohru from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Hakua from Shomin Sample

Misaki Watada (Kanade Baden Yufuin)

Samo Arina from Musaigen no Phantom World

“With the same hospitality as at onsens, become idols and bestow healing and smiles to everyone! And recover Japan’s onsens to their former glory!”

Does an idol group of hot spring girls sound interesting to you? Would it make you want to come inside a Japanese hot spring?

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